Author: Vaibhav Tripathi

Virat Kohli dropped his bat, looked up, and let out a roar of relief and joy. At MS Dhoni’s home ground, the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi, the century was a statement in itself. After scoring only 74 in three innings on the Australia tour, and with whispers about his ODI future swirling around him, the emotions were raw. His 52nd ODI hundred, a fluent 135 on a sluggish pitch, propelled India to 349. The total was just enough, as India defended it by 17 runs to take an early lead in the series against South Africa. Matthew Breetzke, Marco…

Ayush Mhatre will lead the 15-member India U19 squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup, which will be played in Dubai from 12–21 December. The BCCI announced the squad on Friday, November 28. Suryavanshi and Mhatre are two of the most prominent names in the squad. Both young batters lit up last season’s IPL, and they have been retained by the Rajasthan Royals and the Chennai Super Kings ahead of the IPL 2026. Top-order batter Vihaan Malhotra has been named as Mhatre’s deputy. Left-arm pacer Kishan Kumar Singh has been included in the squad, but his participation remains…

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have appointed New Zealand great Tim Southee as the team’s Bowling Coach for the upcoming IPL 2026 season. He replaces Bharat Arun, who parted ways with the franchise earlier this year. Having been part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad for three IPL seasons during his playing career, Southee joins a revamped coaching staff of the three-time champions. The 36-year-old veteran has been actively involved in coaching roles since announcing his retirement earlier this year. The former New Zealand pacer was also hired by the England team as a specialist skills consultant on a short-term deal.…

Records tumbled one after another as Meghalaya’s Akash Kumar Choudhary etched his name into cricketing history by smashing a blistering 11-ball half-century, laced with eight consecutive sixes, against Arunachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group. In the Elite Group, Jharkhand’s Kumar Kushagra slammed a double ton, while on his 26th birthday, Prithvi Shaw scored 71 runs. Shreyas Gopal’s all-round heroics have put Karnataka ahead in their game against Maharashtra. Meghalaya vs Arunachal Pradesh Matches from the Plate Group seldom grab the spotlight, but on November 9, Akash Kumar Choudhary turned all eyes towards the ongoing encounter between Meghalaya and…

The opening day of round four of the ongoing Ranji Trophy saw Dhruv Shorey scoring his first century of the season against Odisha. Mayank Agarwal registered his first fifty-plus score of the season against Maharashtra. Uncapped pacers Auqib Nabi (5/35) and M. D. Nidheesh (6/22) starred with the ball for their respective teams. Vidarbha vs Odisha Shorey finally broke the jinx by smashing his first hundred of the season at the VCA Stadium against Odisha. Before this innings, Shorey had made starts in the previous three games but was unable to convert them into big scores. His knock came at…

On a pitch that was on the slower side, India did reasonably well to score 167 despite a mini-collapse. The three spinners and Shivam Dube then led the defence, bowling Australia out for 119 to secure a 48-run win at the Carrara Oval in Gold Coast. With this victory, India go 2–1 up in the five-match series. Chasing 168, Australia got off to a decent start, with Matthew Short leading the charge. India failed to break the opening stand in the first four overs, with Jasprit Bumrah once again going wicketless in his first spell. Axar Patel came on and…

Rishabh Pant and Akash Deep have been included in the 15-member squad for the two-match Test series against South Africa, announced by the BCCI on Wednesday. Both Pant and Akash missed the last home series as they were recovering from their respective injuries. The former replaces N Jagadeesan, while the latter comes in for Prasidh Krishna, who has been named in the India A squad. These are the only two changes from the squad that played the two-match series against the West Indies. Pant, who was out of the game after suffering a foot injury in England, proved his fitness…

A sparkling century by Yashasvi Jaiswal helped Mumbai secure a draw against Rajasthan in Jaipur. Karnataka registered a thumping win over Kerala, their first of the season. While last season’s runners-up fell in Thiruvananthapuram, defending champions Vidarbha were denied an outright victory by a resilient Tamil Nadu team. Mohammad Shami went wicketless in the drawn game between Bengal and Tripura. Rajasthan vs Mumbai Days ahead of the start of the Test series against South Africa, Jaiswal warmed up with a big hundred at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The southpaw struck 18 fours and a six in his innings of 156, at…

Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed an unbeaten 56 to end the day on a positive note after Deepak Hooda punished the Mumbai bowlers with his marathon innings of 248 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Mohammed Shami went wicketless after bowling 19 overs on day three. He was the only bowler to finish without a wicket on a day that was highlighted by a century from Hanuma Vihari. Vidarbha vice-captain Yash Rathod also scored a hundred against R Sai Kishore’s Tamil Nadu as the defending champions eye an outright win on the final day. Rajasthan vs Mumbai On the back of…

Not one but two double-centurions, Karun Nair and Smaran Ravichandran, put on a batting masterclass on Day 2 of the Third Round of the ongoing Ranji Trophy season. Such was the batting display that it made the Kerala bowlers look hapless on their home turf in Thiruvananthapuram. Deepak Hooda also notched up his second successive hundred against Mumbai to put his team ahead. Rajasthan vs Mumbai At the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Deepak Hooda’s unbeaten 121 helped Rajasthan take an 85-run lead. A run-out by Musheer Khan denied Sachin Yadav a century, as the Rajasthan opener was dismissed for 92. His…